Submitted by ApesApesApes t3_126cjno in Music
The original Blues Brothers had Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Cab Calloway, Carrie Fisher! Twiggy!. Basically a pretty stacked cast of musicians and actors. Who would make the cut these days?
TBH it would be a fucking hellscape
Blues brothers: Nick Jonas and Shawn Mendes
Cameos would include: SZA & Doja Cat (Joint musical number as hairdressers), Lizzo & Cardi B flipping an Aretha joint, John Legend doing a Beyoncé cover (character is a piano salesman), Miley Cyrus doing a Tina Turner impression, Post Malone & Ed Sheeran as movie theater attendants covering Ray Charles, and Donald Glover channeling Chaka Khan. Meghan Trainor and Ariana grande singing Smokey Robinson.
There would also non-musical cameos from Dolly Parton, Snoop Dogg, Benny Blanco, Lil Yachty, and Kendall Jenner.
It's a sign from God. I was watching Cory Wong and The Wong Notes yesterday and thought they'd be perfect for this. Thinking about it more I realize they don't really play the blues that often, but he's got a horn section that can turn goat piss into gasoline.
Even more unfortunately, this is probably the BEST CASE scenario
I imagine The Rock would buy the rights so that he and Kevin Hart can be the main characters
The Blues Brothers would probably be Jimmy Fallon and Adam Sandler and would be one of the most annoying movies of all time all at once.
They already did that one.
The Autotune Brothers:
It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got to work out a route taking in electric charging points at convenient times, a half-charged vape, it's dark... and we're wearing sunglasses.
Put it in Autopilot!
It’s just not going to be rock’n’roll, is it?!
I hate that you are 100% right
Nic Cage, Pedro Pascal and Margot Robbie.
I'm surprised nobody said Chris Stapleton.
Well the blues are long dead so it would have to be hip-hop. Jack Black and Kyle Gass would be pretty awesome with Ice Cube, Ice T , LL Cool J, Childish Gambino, RZA...
Chris Pratt and Jack Harlow
As it'd be a remake, according to the rules of Hollywood, Chris Pratt.
Personally, I think it would be a hilarious opportunity for Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito to relaunch their on screen partnership.
“Who died and made you a movie star?”
I can't even entertain the thought of a remake. TIRED of remakes... It's the moviemaker's path of least resistance more often than not.
Most all these musicians are now dead and can NOT be replaced. They were groundbreakers not imitators. And quite frankly there aren't enough new artists to ever fill their shoes.
That would be an abomination before the lord.
EuphoricMoose8232 t1_je8npx6 wrote
Unfortunately, probably Jim Belushi